SupPaddlegirl's Journal, 25 April 2016

Oops. 

Yah I was bummed when I realized my mistake, but really loving the accountability of tracking everything! I agree with you Draglist...this is long term and a lifestyle. It's a new day and good thing I learned that mistake early on! And it could have been a lot worse had I not been tracking at all. Have a great day everyone! :) 

i have got addicted to this site and logging in everything that i eat.  

I wouldn't even count that as a "gain." Weight does fluctuate from all sorts of causes, even having exercised differently, built new muscle that is temporarily retaining fluid. No way those extra 187 calories made you gain.  

Oh Trackin64...that weight gain was from the previous 2 weekss where I know I ate far more carbs than normal! I was holding steadybat 137 and then seriously jumped a pound a day almost up.to an extra 5. Feels good to get rid of that and hoping for a continued steady loss 😊 

I see. I also usually do low carb(doing something a little different right now) and yes, you go overboard with the carbs and weight comes on fast. Glad things are settling down for you! Back on track... 

Honestly this is not going to hurt you. Quite the opposite actually! Even bodybuilders who follow strict diets have refers days. Days they consume an extra meal or that are higher in carbs or fat. Remember carbs -most especially starchy carbs require extra water for digestion. Your body hangs onto the water until you expel the waste. So if you eat a pound of bread you may gain a pound of water also! Just because the scale goes up in "weight" does not mean you have gained fat. It could be an increase in progesterone (causing water retention) an increase in food in your gut(constipation), bacteria or any number of things. I don't know if menstration is still a factor but bloating is increased water and possibly cortisol, even sodium causes weight gain. So with that being said, if you weigh yourself every day as I do, you may want to log your weight do you an see a weekly tracking. Possibly compare Friday at the beginning of the month to Friday at the end of the month. Then you will start to notice monthly hormone tendencies. You may notice you are always a couple (even five) pounds heavier at the end of the month. It makes more sense and you can find a bit of sanity since its normal for hormones to fluctuate. You are going to have more swelling and water retention from the packaged bars you eat with sugar alcohols, dairy and chemicals than you realize. Try a couple whole hard boiled eggs and a small Apple. Or bell pepper and cherry tomato. Keep up the good work.  

Refers = *re-feed 🙈 

I really appreciate your info, Jennifererath! That was very informative indeed. And I am happy to report that menstruation is no longer a factor for me! Yippee! I totally agree with you about the daily weigh-ins which is new for me and I just started this week on this program. I am very interested in seeing the trends. I love that you brought up the packaged bars. They are my "sweet treat" that I allow myself...but I definitely don't think they are doing me any justice. I think I will try your hard boiled eggs/apple approach a few days during the week and see how that feels. I really never understood what water retention was all about. That explanation really helped. Thank you :) 

I'm impressed with your enthusiasm. Seriously and j love that you use veggie protein 👏🏽👏🏿👏🏾👏🏻👏🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 the rest of your day looked good to me. One step at a time, you started, you are doing awesome!  

Thank you! I am extremely motivated to see how much I can transform my body at this stage of life. Food is really not a problem for me. I have been intermittent fasting for a year and I truly don't have many cravings at all. Doesn't mean I can't overdue now and again...and I have...but I can honestly say I eat a pretty clean 90/10 diet most of the time. It's been building my stamina in the gym that is my focus. I tend to wimp out and need to learn to push myself harder. I'm coming around for sure! Much, much better gym attendance than ever and I am lifting heavier too. I am excited to see what this next year brings. It's all about health and feeling good for me. I truly want to make this next decade one of the best! 

And I have to clarify...my veggie protein shake consists of: 5 cups of greens, 1 cup of frozen berries, 1/4 c full fat greek yogurt and a scoop of whey protein and about 16 oz of water. I will also sometimes throw in some red cabbage or a bit of parsley to mix up the greens. I call it a veggie/protein shake because it does include those ingredients. :) 

What kind of IF do you do? The fruit/veggie/yogurt sounds good. My diet is down on juices from insulin spike, but I say moderation is OK. Sounds like you been doing this for awhile. You have many here on this site, that are dedicated to their diets. Good luck! 

Hi warrenwinter - I do a 16/8 fast. I typically eat between 11am and 7pm (give or take an hour). I have been doing IF for a year and I really enjoy it. I lost over 20# last year and am trying to lose another 10 - 15 this year. I love the principles of IF and it also is huge on helping me stay within my caloric limits and keeping a focus on eating whole foods and making good choices. I am a pretty bland eater for the most part! I have no problem eating similar foods everyday so that makes the planning a breeze!